The Big Bat, as museum officials have called it, has greeted Louisville residents and tourists since the museum opened in 1996. It is not the only unique piece on the museum property ...

Though modern baseball bats originate from maple, ash and birch wood, the Big Bat is made of steel, according to the museum's website. The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. May 24, 2019 ...

i’ve never seen a bat, so big in my life, but it probably weighs a ton. that was in 1995, when the louisville slugger bat was first brought to the slugger museum, where it still sits 29 years later.

John unexpectedly passed away in October of 2011. His small part of the Big Bat’s story has since remained like Kerry found it: tucked away. Until now. In all, 15 photos will join the lineup of the ...